diff --git a/shared/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-auth-subject.c b/shared/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-auth-subject.c
index 7d864e31a3..15c2d65296 100644
--- a/shared/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-auth-subject.c
+++ b/shared/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-auth-subject.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2013 - 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
  */
diff --git a/shared/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-auth-subject.h b/shared/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-auth-subject.h
index e885c4ea96..fc37b8e2bb 100644
--- a/shared/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-auth-subject.h
+++ b/shared/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-auth-subject.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2013 Red Hat, Inc.
  */